Lox was somewhat taken aback when the Sigillite called him back. During the primarchs' meeting just now, he had merely been an observer. The true participants had been the five primarchs and Malcador, the Sigillite.
After all, the Solar System was not Macragge. He was the deputy governor of the Second Imperium, not the deputy governor of the Imperium of Man.
Here, he was merely a mortal with a somewhat unusual status. Dorn and the others only regarded him more highly out of consideration for Lion and Sanguinius.
What was more, ever since arriving in the Solar System, Lox, Lion, and Sanguinius had reached an understanding.
There had never been a Second Imperium in this world, nor any Lord Protector, Regent, or deputy governor.
If Rogal Dorn, Jaghatai Khan, and Leman Russ learned what the three primarchs of the Ultima Segmentum had truly done, an even greater conflict would likely erupt among the primarchs at once.
Would they then argue that it had all been for the greater good, to preserve a spark for humanity?
At that point, they might truly have to find out whether Leman Russ's blade was sharp enough.
Merely discussing future strategic policy had already made the primarchs choose sides and state their positions, their opinions sharply divided. If matters of stance and loyalty such as the Second Imperium became involved, everyone would likely skip the verbal condemnation altogether and go straight to an all-out brawl.
In Dorn and the other two's eyes, Lion and his companions might even be placed in the same category as Horus.
The former Warmaster had only just betrayed the Emperor, and now the commander of this Imperium was exposed as having an unsavory foundation before even taking office?
Loyalty that was not absolute was absolute disloyalty. This was especially important